Easiest way to do it. I completely redid my drain and fresh water lines in my house in 2 days. There are many adapters to go from cast iron / copper / ABS / etc to CPVC and PVC and back. The fittings get a little expensive though.

Depends, if you want fast and easy go for it, if you want to make your house worth more and not have to mes with it again use copper. I have pvc, cpvc, and copper lines in my house...................the copper is the only ones I have not had to fix.

I agree look at pex I just redid my house when we moved in. I used copper on all but upstairs bathroom and used pex on that since I had to fish it through finished walls. Cvc can brake easy and cause major damage pex is a much better alternative

it's funny everybody says cpvc don't last long but my dad redid the cabin over 20 years ago and other then not getting all the water out of the lines one winter and it freezing and breaking there have been no problems! Mom and dad have lived there the last 12 years without any issues!

i've remodeled 3-4 bathrooms and have done both pvc and copper. Copper has a little bit of a learning curve, but once you get the hang of it, it's as fast and easy as pvc. Overall, I dont think it's too much more than pvc either.

That said, I'm curious about pex and if I were redoing an entire house, I think I would use that, along w/ copper at the walls, etc.

Copper is really easy as long as your working with new dry lines. If there is any water at all anywhere in the house it will find a way into your your joint and make you want to burn the house down *lol*

Depends, if you want fast and easy go for it, if you want to make your house worth more and not have to mes with it again use copper. I have pvc, cpvc, and copper lines in my house...................the copper is the only ones I have not had to fix.

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Originally Posted by chris1044

X2....I know some people who just built a house, appraiser(s) mentioned it woulda been worth more with copper.....

Why??? Dunno, seems stupid to me

I have been told by numerous Real Estate agents, and home builders that using copper to "increase the value of your home" is a myth. That the banks dont care what you use for plumbing

I too have heard the great things of pex....(if it is the flexible tubing that my contractor buddy was talking about) way fewer joints because of the ability to bend the tubing.